Remarkable Golf Courses

Remarkable Golf Courses encompasses the extremes of the sport – from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most southerly in Tierra del Fuego.

The many quirks of the golfing world are covered, such as the 18th green on the other side of the River Lea which is serviced by an electric ferry, or the LA golf course that has its own funicular railway. The floating golf hole in Idaho is another highlight, where it’s not just the pin position that’s changed every day, it’s the distance from the shore!

Golf courses with unique landmarks such as neolithic standing stones in Scotland, Roman roads in England, and ruined medieval castles in Wales are featured alongside the old temples of Delhi. A UNESCO World Heritage bridge is even used to link the 9th and 10th holes at Angkor Wat.

There are the beloved classic courses of St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal St. George and Westward Ho! Also included are spectacular courses hewn out of the Nevada and Arizona desert, creating green oases in a cactus-strewn, rocky landscape, along with Hawaiian courses fringed by barren black lava flows. But nothing can beat the thrill of lining up your drive on an active volcano at the Fuego Maya course in Guatemala.

In comparison, there are traditional wind-blown Scottish links, such as the Machrie Hotel on the island of Islay, which has the most blind greens on any course, or the remote Isle of Barra where greens are only accessible via a kissing gate.

Fancy swapping countries mid-round? You can at the Llanmymynech club in Wales. At the fourth hole, golfers tee off in Wales and putt out on the green in England. Remarkable Golf Courses brings together some astonishing stories with extraordinary photography.